Brighton-based organisation Strike a Light – Arts & Heritage will deliver a series of four workshops to learn how to create a life history book to capture memories and stories about a person’s life, marking birthdays, life changes, Dementia or a beautiful, creative gift for loved ones.

Workshop dates are: Thursdays 7, 14, 21 & 28 September from 10am-1pm. Venue: the Strike a Light studio in the Open Market, off London Road. Costs £100 (£80 concession). More information from strikealight@rocketmail.com

Making a life history book can be an enjoyable and empowering activity for a person with dementia which may enable greater interaction and open up communication between them and their carers, family and friends. A life history book promotes well-being, validation and celebration of a person, acts as a bridge to the past, and may be something that visitors can look through with a person, or it can be referred to by professionals to learn more about the person for which they are providing care.